Newspaper-receptacle.



No. 844,059. PATENTEZD FEB. 12, 1907.

' M. D. TURTELOT.

NEWSPAPER REGEPTAGLB.

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MARY DELLE TURTELOT, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

NEWSPAPER-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1907.

Applicati n filed September 26. 1905. Serial No. 280.196.

To all 10700711, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY DELLE Tnu'rn LO'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of NewYork, have invented new and. useful Improvements inNewspaper-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to receptacles; and its primary object is toprovide a novel and highly useful device of this character which may besecured to a door or door-frame to receive a newspaper and protect thesame from snow or rain and which is provided with a coin-chamber for thereception of the neosary coin for the payment of the newspaper and fromwhich the coin may be readily re moved by the deliverer of the newspaperand none other.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fullydescribed, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of a newspaper-receptacleconstructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a centiallongitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical centralsectional view through the coin-chamber of the receptacle, the door usedto close said chamber being removed. Fig. 4 is view in end elevation ofthe receptacle, and Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the door used toclose the coin-chamber.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1 designates the base,and 2 the body, of the receptacle, the same being constructed,preferably, from single blanks of sheet metal. The base 1 is ofelongated formation and is provided along its longitudinal edge withopenings, through which pass the means for securing the receptacle inap- The body 2 is of a length equal to that of the base 1 and issemicircu lar in cross-section. The opposite longitudinal edges of thebody 2 are provided with securing-flanges 3, said flanges being providedwith openings alining with openings in the base 1. The body 2 isdetachably secured to the base by means of screws 4 or other fasteningdevices passing through openings of the flanges and also throughopenings in the base, said fastening means being also utilized forsecuring the receptacle to a suitable support. When the body 2 issecured to the base 1, a space is provided.

therebetween for the reception of one ormore newspapers. One end of therecepta ole is fully open, while at the other is arranged a coin-chamber5, said coin-chamber being provided by means of a partition 6, arrangedadjacent one end of the receptacle and transversely thereof.

The body 2 is provided with an opening 7, arranged to communicate withthe chamber 5 to permit of coins being inserted in the chamber. Thecoin-chamber 5 opens out of one end of the receptacle, and the open endthereof is closed normally by means of a door 8. The base 1 is providedwith lateral projections which are rolled to provide knuckles 9, as isfully illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. A pintle 10 is passedthrough the members 9 and has its ends projected through the body 2,said ends being upset to secure the pintle in applied position. One edgeof the door 8 is provided with a projection rolled to provide ahinge-barrel 11, said hinge-barrel engaging the pintle 10 and positionedintermediate the members 9, whereby the door 8 is hingedly secured inapplied position against displacement. The members 9 serve to preventany vertical movement of the door on the pintle 10, whereby the same maybe readily closed. This manner of hingedly connecting the door 8 to thereceptacle permits the door to be swung flush with the edges of the body2 and base 1, whereby this end. of the receptacle has the appearance ofbeing permanently closed and not closed by means of a door. The slot 7ispositioned at such a point that it cannot be readily observed, andthereby and in view of the door 8 it is hard to detect that thereceptacle is provided with a coin-chamber. The door 8 is secured inclosed position by means of any suitable construction of lock 12.

It is apparent from the above description, taken in connection withaccompanying drawings, that I provide a receptacle which may be readilysecnrcdto a door or doorframe in convenient reach, that one or morenewspapers may be readily inserted in the same and protected from snowor rain, and that the receptacle is provided with a coinchamber whichcannot be readily detected as such, and from which the coin may bereadily removed by the deliverer of the newspaper. It is furtherapparent that I provide a receptacle Which is simple and durable'ofconstruction and Which may be manufactured and sold at a comparativelysmall cost.

Changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction maybe made Within the scope of the .claim Without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the ad vantages thereof.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, What I claim is Astructure of the character described comprising a base-plate, asemicylindrical body portion having open opposite ends and also providedWith opposite side edge marginal flanges, means for detachably securingsaid flanges of the body portion to the base-plate and also to asupport, a hinged door for closing one of the openings, a partitionarranged near said door, forming a coin-receptacle between said door andsaid partition, a newspaper-receptacle arranged on the other side ofsaid partition, said body portion having an opening in its upper sideWhich serves to communicate With the coin-receptacle, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of tWo Witnessses.

MARY DELLE TURTELOT.

